Perception and Reality

Jul 09, 2008 00:16

Some believe that there is no such thing as objective reality.  Reality is a sort of hodge-podge jigsaw puzzle made up of various subjective points of view.  A puzzle that is never -completely- solved ( Read more... )

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walker_evans July 9 2008, 18:47:44 UTC
Sgt. Dr. Mr. Sir McWilliam Ninja-Wallace is correct.

Also, unless my understanding of science is wrong (entirely plausible), your poop is currently in a state called "quantum superposition" due to its relation to the observer, and thus simultaneously exists and does not exist.

See "Schrödinger's Cat."

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thecartoongod July 10 2008, 03:37:47 UTC
Schrodinger's Cat theory wasn't about whether what was put in the box did or did not exist, it was about whether it was alive or dead. As such it was theorized in both STATES, but it wasn't a matter of whether it was there or not. As fantastic as "Schrodinger's Poop Theory" sounds, it does not apply.

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walker_evans July 10 2008, 19:55:15 UTC
I stand corrected.

The poop is then in a state of both applying to everyone else's reality and only applying to B's reality, then.

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thecartoongod July 10 2008, 21:27:59 UTC
The judges have stated that answer is acceptable.

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